NIDDK Director's Update
Spring 2014

Director's Note

​In February, I had the honor of assisting NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins as he announced an unprecedented public health collaboration: the Accelerating Medicines Partnership. As you can read more about in this issue, NIH joined 10 pharmaceutical companies and ​nonprofit organizations to tackle several public health issues, including type 2 diabetes, in innovative ways.

To make this pilot project a success, we’ll be sharing our unique expertise and resources. NIH brings the power of our worldwide clinical consortiums and data. Industry brings an extensive knowledge of how to identify viable drug targets and bring them to market. Read more

Meetings & Workshops

Publication Information

The NIDDK Director’s Update is published in Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. To submit an item for the next edition or send suggestions, please contact Editor January Payne at DirectorsUpdate@niddk.nih.gov. Items must be submitted 6 weeks before the month of publication to be considered for the next issue.